William henry perry



(No Model.)

W. H. PERRY. GAMB BOARD.

No. 602,358. Patented Apr.' 12, 1898.

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WILLIAM HENRY PERRY, OF HAMILTON, CANADA. a

GAME-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,858, 'dated April 12, 1898.

Application filed July 15, 1897. Serial No. 644,608. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.:

Beit known that LWILLIAM HENRY PERRY, of Hamilton, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game- Boards; Vand I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it` appertains to make and use the same. Y

This invention is an improvement in game boards or tables, and hasfor its obj ect to provide a game which is amusing and requires a certain amount of skill to obtain a high score, in its character resembling a game of pool.

To the above ends the invention consists in a table having cushion-rails at its sides and rear end, a series of holes adjoining the rear end of the table, in the ilat top thereof, triangular blocks projecting upward from the table-bed adj oini g the holes, and rails forming receptacles or pockets, all as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a plan view of a game-table constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line a: .r of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section on the line y y of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the game board or table,y

which presents a dat bed, preferably of hard wood, upon which is stretched a cloth 2, and to opposite sides of this board are attached rails 3, which may be provided on their inner edges with rubber cushions or merely supplied with fabric strips. The rear end of the board is also provided with an upwardly-projecting rail 4, having a cushion of rubber or fabric, and at the center of this endrail is located a triangular block 5, mounted upony larger, are attached to the upper side of the board at each side of its transverse center, leaving a space on a line with the block 5. The blocks 6 and 7 are positioned with a flat indicating the score.

'a side parallel with the end ran and the points extending toward the front end of the gameboard. In connection with these blocks or obstructions the rear endof the board is provided with a transverse series of holes 8 a short distance in front of the end rail and located a suitable distance apart, the said holes being preferably bored through the top, and

cured to the under side of the top, said strip being provided with numbers registering with the holes, indicating the value of said holes in counting the score.

-In connection with a gam e-board constructed as hereinbefore described a number of balls are employed in playing the game, the balls being held in compartments 10, formed by the strips 1l, which are secured to the board and converge froln the side rails, leaving a passage or lane between them.

VIn playing the game a ball is placed upon the transverse line b and a stick or cue used in striking the ball, the object being to send it into one of the holes vatthe rear end of the board, the hole in which the ball may drop The game. may also be played by placing a ball upon the point marked a, and with another ball positioned yupon the transverse line h the latter is struck by the cue to hit the ball in front and drive it into one of the holes. In this instance a number of balls are employed, and each player should try'to'drive one of the balls into the pockets. By the arrangement of the obstructions it will be seen that in order to drive a ball into one of the pockets it is necessary to make a carom, which renders the game somewhat difficult.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

.. l! A game-board having side and end rails, a series of holes located adjacent to an end rail, a triangular block at the center of said rail and projecting inwardly therefrom,'and triangular blocks located in front of the holes and slightly separated, substantially as specified.

2. A game-board having side andend rails and a series of holes adjacent to one of the end rails, a triangular block extending inward from the end rail, triangular blocks located yabottonl therefor formed by a strip 9, se-

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and slightly separated, and rails extending inwardly from the side rails and forming reeeptaeles or pockets for the balls, designed to be employed in Connection with the gameboard.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two snbseribing witnesses.

VILLIAM HENRY PERRY.

lVitnesses:

J. F. MONCK, MARY EMILY PERRY. 

